Mapo-gu Prohibits Drinking in All Parks After 10 PM

From the 7th, Nighttime Drinking Prohibited in Parks and Green Spaces to Prevent COVID-19 Spread... Applicable Areas Include 173 Locations Such as Bueongi Neighborhood Park, Details Available on Mapo District Office Website

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Mapo-gu (Mayor Yudonggyun) announced that, as the daily number of new COVID-19 cases exceeded one thousand on the 6th, it has implemented an administrative order banning nighttime drinking in parks and green spaces within Mapo-gu starting from the 7th to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

This measure aims to block the influx of drinkers into parks and green spaces after restaurants close at 10 PM, thereby curbing the spread of COVID-19.

From the 7th, if drinking is detected in parks and green spaces within Mapo-gu, cooperation will first be sought through guidance, and if unheeded, a fine of up to 100,000 KRW will be imposed in accordance with the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act.

In addition to fines, all quarantine costs related to COVID-19 testing, investigation, and treatment arising from violations of the administrative order may be claimed by the district office.

The areas where nighttime drinking is prohibited include 173 locations such as Bueongi Neighborhood Park, with detailed information posted on the Mapo-gu Office website.

Meanwhile, since the 1st, the district has been conducting special quarantine inspections targeting over 1,200 establishments including restaurants, cafes, and pubs around the Hongdae area.

In particular, from the 6th, a special crackdown team (five groups of four members each) has been formed in cooperation with Seoul City to conduct joint nighttime inspections on violations of drinking rules along the Gyeongui Line Forest Trail, a place with many citizens gathering and high risk of drinking, including activities to inform about quarantine guidelines.

Yudonggyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, “Most citizens have cooperated well with the quarantine inspections conducted by the district during the special quarantine measures period, showing mature civic awareness. We ask for active cooperation in the ban on drinking in parks and green spaces after 10 PM, and we hope this opportunity will create an atmosphere of drinking prohibition within parks.”

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